TORONTO - Toronto FC has declined the 2026 contract option on veteran goalkeeper Sean Johnson and seven others, clearing the deck for an off-season rebuild.

The MLS club also declined the options on defenders Kevin Long, Raoul Petretta and Sigurd Rosted, midfielder Nathaniel Edwards, and forwards Derrick Etienne Jr., Hugo Mbongue and Charlie Sharp. Toronto said it will "remain in conversation with select players" but did not elaborate.

TFC did exercise one-year contract options on defenders Kobe Franklin and Nicksoen Gomis, midfielders Malik Henry and Kosi Thompson and forwards Deandre Kerr and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.

It also exercised the purchase option on Canadian forward Theo Corbeanu, who scored six goals for TFC this season on loan from Spain's Granada CF, but not on midfielder Ma

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